TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
brain1, s. 1 Inchinn f. Brain disease, aicíd f inchinne. It turned his brain, chuaigh sé ina cheann dó, d'éirigh sé sa chloigeann aige. He has it on the brain, níl ar a intinn ach é, tá sé ag luí ar a intinn. 2 pl.Brains, inchinn f. a Cu: Calves' brains, inchinní gamhna. To blow s.o.'s brains out, an inchinn a shíobadh as duine. b I racked, cudgelled, my brains over it, thuirsigh mé m'inchinn leis. Man of brains, fear intleachtach, fear éirimiúil. He has brains, tá eagna chinn aige. Brains' Trust, foireann f eolaithe.
brain2, v.tr. Steallaim an inchinn as; scoiltim an cloigeann ag.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To act (up)on the brain, gníomhú ar, dul i gcion ar, an inchinn.
Active brain, inchinn bheo.
F: Addle-headed, addle-brained, mearbhlach, scaipthe.
F: The brain cells, cealla na hinchinne.
The wine had fuddled his brain, chuir an fíon meascán mearaí ina cheann, speabhraídí air.
Hare-brained fellow, uascán m, málaid f.
A rattle-brained person, gligín m.
Restless brain, intinn chorrach.
He is suffering from softening of the brain, tá leamhas éigin ar an inchinn aige.
His brain is teeming with new ideas, tá a inchinn ar fiuchadh le smaointe úra.
The volume of the brain, tomhais mpl na hinchinne.
Med: Water on the brain, íorpais f inchinne.
Weariness of the brain, tuirse inchinne.